School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 10.98 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 10.98 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 14.55 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.98 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.55 million | — |
| 2000 | 14.55 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.32 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 14.15 million | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 13.90 million | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 13.56 million | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 13.22 million | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.84 million | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.68 million | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 12.56 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.46 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.38 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.23 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.24 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.33 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.30 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.18 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.15 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.08 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.89 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.48 million | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 11.21 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 11.08 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 10.98 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.55 million | 14.55 million | 14.55 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.42 million | 12.46 million | 14.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.24 million | 12.08 million | 12.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.33 million | 10.98 million | 11.89 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- 178 Iceland 26,152 compare
- 179 Malta 26,138 compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 25,151 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 23,169 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 21,461 compare
- 183 French Polynesia 21,049 compare
- 184 Samoa 18,916 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 10.98 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.55 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.98 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release